In praise of Man Bags..

[FrankCrank]

Here's me sporting mine, around Xmas time by the looks of it

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've got a small rucksack from Decathlon for the occasions where my pockets start to overflow/ I plan on buying something

 

[BoldonLad]

I used to work/share an apartment with a chap who was forever leaving things behind in restaurants etc. He bought a "man bag`' to carry his various items he might lose. First outing to a restaurant, he left the bag behind. Much more efficient than losing individual items

 

[Sea of vapours]

I greatly prefer, and almost invariably apply, the 'one card, two keys' approach (no phone), but on the few occasions when it's really necessary to lug lots of things around then this thirty year old man bag is the usual choice.

 

[stephec]

Good god man, I hope accy doesn't see this thread.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've got a small rucksack from Decathlon for the occasions where my pockets start to overflow/ I plan on buying something

I also have a smallish rucksack from the same place which I usually carry over one shoulder, man bag style, when it's empty. The main disadvantage to this is that whenever I buy an avocado it hides itself in the murky depths at the bottom. This might be the same with man bags because avocados are naturally very shy creatures.

 

[Mo1959]

With the advent of mobile payments it’s now possible for a man to leave home with just house keys and a phone. I do it all the time.

Female, and I hate carrying stuff and don’t even possess a handbag. I was needing a couple of things from the Co-op earlier and didn’t even lock the door. Paid for what I needed with my watch so nothing to carry on the way there.

 

[biggs682]

Surely that's what swmbo is for?

 

[MichaelW2]

Man bags add a "continental" allure to any gentleman wearing a shirt. We should all be more open minded and accepting of people's lifestyle choices.

 

[Dogtrousers]

We should all be more open minded and accepting of people's lifestyle choices.

What kind of wishy washy wokery is this?

The truth is we should be intolerant and scornful towards people who do things all wrong.

 

[postman]

Funnily enough,i am hoping to find some form of leather shops - stalls in Portugal i really do fancy a REAL leather shoulder bag.

 

[All uphill]

Nooooooooo

Yeeeeeeeeees

 

[presta]

I hate pockets stuffed to overflowing, or with heavy stuff clumping around in them, but not quite as much as I hate carrying bags. I sometimes wear coats I don't need just for the pockets. I'll go round town browsing without buying, then go round again to buy everything rather than have my hands cluttered with bags whilst I'm browsing. If I have to walk around with a bag, it'll be a rucksack.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I did have a really handy man bag when I was on crutches. I had one leg completely out of action and found I absolutely needed the bag - I can't remember exactly why but I did.

When I got my leg back the need evaporated and my wife stole the bag.

 

[Once a Wheeler]

Man bags can be very useful but do not forget Rohan and Craghopper shirts which have two decent-sized breast pockets plus a large second-layer breast pocket which can take wallet, passport, boarding cards, mobile phone and baggage tickets — an absolute boon for getting through airport controls. In winter, wear a zip cardigan or you will find your passport trapped under a jumper. Another great strategy is to wear a VOMP — a Vest Of Many Pockets — which is a convenient garment so long as the staff do not insist on you removing it to go through the scanner. Those breast pockets, by the way, are essential for glasses on one side and notebook and pen on the other. After proper pocket planning, man bags take you to the next level, including water and sandwiches.